hunterxf382 wrote:I have to agree with the inaccuracies on this interactive map, and more worrying - there is no obvious contact method to pont out errors found either - which means the valuabe resource nature of this interactive map goes un-checked.

CJS wrote:Anyone heard if there will be any marking of the day on April 1st, 100 years to the day that the RAF was formed? Didn't know if there were any events planned for the actual 'birthday' as it were.

I've mentioned it on the Scottish International Air Show Thread but is the S.I.A.S. at Ayr Low Green not part of the RAF100 Celebrations?, don't see it on the Website List but it does appear to be on the same days as Bournemouth and Port Rush, has the Scottish been overlooked?

Had not seen this anywhere on this site but a snip from an Ian Allan Tours message:

Also attracting bookings is the “100th Anniversary of the RAF” in June/July. We have now added a second day at RIAT and an optional visit on 10 July to RAF Coningsby to see the mass launch and recover of the 27 Typhoon and Tornado aircraft taking part in the Flypast over central London.

Berf wrote:Had not seen this anywhere on this site but a snip from an Ian Allan Tours message:

Also attracting bookings is the “100th Anniversary of the RAF” in June/July. We have now added a second day at RIAT and an optional visit on 10 July to RAF Coningsby to see the mass launch and recover of the 27 Typhoon and Tornado aircraft taking part in the Flypast over central London.

Berf wrote:Had not seen this anywhere on this site but a snip from an Ian Allan Tours message:

Also attracting bookings is the “100th Anniversary of the RAF” in June/July. We have now added a second day at RIAT and an optional visit on 10 July to RAF Coningsby to see the mass launch and recover of the 27 Typhoon and Tornado aircraft taking part in the Flypast over central London.

I wonder if that's 27 Typhoon and a Tornado.

Could be a busy day on the mound.

Well looking at the practice "100" there were 8 Tiffs making up a "0" so I'd say 21 to make the full number plus a few spares and you're not far off 27.... Mixed formation??

Apparently, the original plan was for Tornados to form the 1 and Typhoons the zero's but as we now know this will be all Typhoons for the 100. One element of the flypast will consist of 7 Tornados forming an arrowhead with a diamond 4 of F-35 in the V behind. I assume this formation will all be from Marham.

Craig wrote:That's interesting. So will London get a watered down version of the RIAT flypast or vice versa? A random weekday in early July hardly seems the best choice of time to formally Mark the RAF Centenary.

10th of July was the first day of the Battle of Britain, so I wouldn't call it "A random weekday" for the RAF .

It's not often the RAF could spare 27 fast jets for flypast, plus what ever else involved. So make sense to have everything over a few day's if they intended to do the same over London and RIAT

Craig wrote:That's interesting. So will London get a watered down version of the RIAT flypast or vice versa? A random weekday in early July hardly seems the best choice of time to formally Mark the RAF Centenary.

10th of July was the first day of the Battle of Britain, so I wouldn't call it "A random weekday" for the RAF .

It's not often the RAF could spare 27 fast jets for flypast, plus what ever else involved. So make sense to have everything over a few day's if they intended to do the same over London and RIAT

True enough but it's not really conductive to much of the British public seeing it, especially when the main Battle of Britain celebrations are always in September. I'd just thought with such a massive effort going into it they'd want as many people as possible to see it. If they repeat exactly the same for RIAT Friday then yes granted it makes more sense.

Given 1st April was deemed inappropriate (Easter Weekend), a date 100 days later (Tuesday 10th June) was selected for the main parade in London and 100 aircraft flypast. Majority of major centenary celebratory events are being held in this 100 day period. But some RAF100 events (such as the City Centre Roadshow) will continue until September.